Breaking Down Biology

A group of scientists at @UCSF breaking down cutting-edge biology for the everyday reader. @ImmunoX-funded initiative.

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Shreyas Srinivasan discusses neurons' fascinating journey migrating ➡️ entorhinal cortex during early childhood. Could activating this process in adults counteract age-related cognitive decline? 🧠✨ #Neuroscience #BrainHealth #Neuroplasticity https://t.co/gUSyrhNbLg

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Structural and molecular basis of choline uptake into the brain by FLVCR2 🧠 #bloodbrainbarrier @Nature with special commentary by authors ✍️@RosemaryJCater & @Dibyanti0811 @UCSF_NBRI @UCSFPediatrics

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Dr. Noor Mehandi (@NEONATOLOGYUM) covers Dynamic Detection: #hypoxia sensing in real time #o2. 🔦 💚Work in @ScienceTM by @MrFelix87, @NedergaardLab @Hiraselab_KU. https://t.co/dcjOhHjBd5

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Neha Sharma writes about #erythropoetin and #mesenchymalstemcells for #neonatal stroke. 🧠🩸👶🏽Promising research from the lab of @COCOshaveice (Dr. Fernando Gonzalez, @UCSFPediatrics division head) @UCSFNeo published in @StrokeAHA_ASA
https://t.co/d2UlBP6geS

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

With the recent surge in #Covid_19 , understanding brain fog is even more important! 🧠 🌫️ Check out @anishchodey1 's breakdown of the latest #research with gorgeous graphics. @UCSFstemcell @UCSFNeo https://t.co/Lannz9XFUO
As always, sponsored by @immunox

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Deciphering the Genetic Code of Heart Health! 🫀#CXCL12 influences coronary artery dominance in the developing heart. Written by Manasvini Kala @UCLA on 🌶️research from @kristyredhorse @tassimes @immunox @UCSFstemcell https://t.co/of8cW11j0V

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Serena Kher (studying 💻data science @nyuniversity) chats about @kutyslab 🧑‍🔬 latest pub 📒🤩#JournalofCellBiology on #Notch1 in epithelial cells: Microscopic Influencers: How Notch1 Inspires to“Stick” Together 👨‍❤️‍👨💑👯 with a special Q&A with Dr. Kutys! https://t.co/fYUtebHggz

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

New post! 🔥Pranav Suraparaju on new discovery from @baljit_khakh lab on astrocytes subproteomes 🌟🤯 & how subgroups of functional proteins 🔜 new understanding of obsessive-compulsive disorders #OCD #newtech @immunox @UCSFstemcell https://t.co/urD5UQy5HN

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Fresh post! Madison Dee ✍️about surprising 😯 interferon-responsive microglia 🧪 that shape neural circuitry 🔀during brain 🧠development in @CellCellPress from @AnnaMolofskyLab in collab with @LabNowakowski. Q&A w/ 1st author 👩‍🔬@CarolineScsGlia! https://t.co/iKfaOXSwrE

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Shreyas Srinivasan writes "Unraveling the Gendered Threads of Brain Aging: Insights from Angiogenesis Markers" from @FannyElahi lab @MountSinaiNYC. Can we detect brain aging w/ blood samples? How can this promote better brain health? https://t.co/2PlfQ1pXpk🧠🩸♂️♀️

[Elizabeth Crouch, MD/PhD @ElizabetsCrouch]

@BreakingDownBio relaunching thanks to the awesome support of @immunox. Join us! DM or respond to the tweet. #sciencecomms @UCSFChildrens @UCSFstemcell @sneha_arao

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

@hello_carlito writes about new details from the #immunologicalsynapse from the Sixt lab @ISTAustria recently published in @JCellBiol. Read about the fascinating details here 😯: https://t.co/q0T0sAgXmf

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

@JFBcell writes about new work from @deeptabhattacha lab at @uarizona on memory #Bcells and flaviviruses 🦟 recently published in @ImmunityCP. Check it out here 🧐: https://t.co/K9CVlfW0J1

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Does COVID-19 cause premature, maladaptive lung cell "aging"? AKA when good lung epithelial cells senesce. @MallarBhattach1 breaks it down. In @ScienceTM from @ScottBudinger lab at @NUFeinbergMed

[Mallar Bhattacharya @MallarBhattach1]

Lung cellular senescence in COVID-19 — BreakingDownBiology
Important new study by Scott Budinger and colleagues. Read my precis here. #covid #Covid #SARSCoV2 https://t.co/CuXVmhOEMY

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Vaccines are on everyone's mind this year. Here Jeremy @JFBcell breaks down new research from @ian_cockburn @HayleyA_Mc from @JCSMR on #malaria vaccine responses🦟💉 published in @cellhostmicrobe. Read more here: https://t.co/LXexjSqGAS

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

Scientists continue to uncover new #cancer #immunotherapy targets👩‍🔬. These basic discoveries lead to new #therapy for #patients 💊 . Carlos writes about a new target on CD8+ T cells called Neuropilin-1 from the @Vignali_Lab at @PittTweet. Check it out:
https://t.co/GvpJMJncfC

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

🪥 good #OralHygiene is important, not just for your mouth! @micro_fauna writes about how oral #inflammation can make #gut diseases worse. New immunology from @UMich explains the connection, published in @CellCellPress. https://t.co/bOqpsffhPt

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

🤧#flu infections are annoying at best and deadly at worst. Jeremy writes about our efforts to find a universal flu #vaccine. New evidence in @NatureMedicine suggest it might be even harder than we think.
https://t.co/1t9Og07u4v

[@[email protected] @NKSerwas]

For @BreakingDownBio I wrote a blog post about a fantastic #WomenInSTEM-led paper by @WuLabHarvard and colleagues discovering disulfiram as a potent inhibitor in pyroptosis. Would this also work for #SARSCoV2? https://t.co/PEJ2XqB65i

[Breaking Down Biology @BreakingDownBio]

BAT Immunity🦇🦇🦇Ever wonder why bats can transmit the #COVID19 virus but don't seem to get sick? @AnthonyVenida explains why. Intriguing research in @eLife by @caraebrook